Czech Covid reaches the highest on Monday since the beginning of the pandemic

9 March 2021

The number of patients with covid-19 in serious condition in the Czech Republic rose to 1,789 on Monday, which is the most during the entire epidemic. A total of 8478 were hospitalised, which is the second highest number since the beginning of the epidemic according to Ministry of Health.

The number of vacant hospital beds remains low. As of previous days, only 14 percent of ICU beds and 24 percent of standard oxygen beds were vacant throughout the country on Tuesday morning, as in previous days.

However, the number of newly confirmed cases of covid-19 in the Czech Republic fell again on Monday. Compared to the previous week, it decreased by almost 2,000 to 10,466. On Monday, the most antigenic tests for coronavirus were performed in one day, over 91,000, as well as almost 22,000 PCR tests.

The number of deaths of people with covid-19 since the beginning of the epidemic has exceeded 22,000. According to retrospectively updated data from the ministry, it reached this limit on Sunday, amounting to 22,147 on Monday.

Source: Czech Ministry of Health and Lidovky-cz

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